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<h1>Changing the size of a section</h1>
<p>While designing a document, you can drag the lower boundary of a section 
 to make it larger or smaller. However, by default, when you view a document 
 as a PDF, its sections expand to fit the controls that they contain. They 
 do not shrink when the controls are smaller than the section size. You 
 can change this behavior by setting the Can Shrink property to True. Then 
 the sections should be only as big as necessary to display all the information 
 in the section. </p>
<p>You can define a section as a set size that does not vary, or as a variable 
 size that grows or shrinks within set limits. Steps to do this are below.</p>
<h2>To change the size of a section</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design 
 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Select the section to resize.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 menu, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties and Formatting</B></span>. 
 The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the left, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layout</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Set the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height</B></span> 
 of the section in inches. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Sets the following options. For suggestions, several 
 sample settings are provided below to achieve specific design goals.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 grow</B></span>: Determines whether the section height can expand to fit its 
 contents. Affects all view modes and PDF export. Clear this check box 
 to decrease the time it takes to execute the document.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 shrink</B></span>: Determines whether the section height can shrink to fit 
 its contents. Affects all view modes and PDF export. Clear this check 
 box to decrease the time it takes to execute the document. </p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum 
 height</B></span>: Maximum size of the section. The height of the section 
 adjusts automatically to its contents but it will not exceed the set maximum. 
 Zero (0) indicates there is no height limit.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Hide 
 if Empty</B></span>: Determine whether the section is displayed if it has 
 no content, regardless of how the Can Shrink property is set. By default, 
 this check box is selected.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs2">You can use these settings in combination 
 to create the following size designs:</p>
<ul start="7" type="1" class="whs3">
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs4">Fit 
 to size: Use the following settings to have the size of the section adjust 
 automatically to the contents, without any waste of space: </p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 grow</B></span>: True </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 shrink</B></span>: True </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum height</B></span>: 
 0 (zero)</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>Fixed height: 
 Use the following settings to have the height of the section remain the 
 same, regardless of its contents:</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height</B></span>: 
 desired size of the section</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can grow</B></span>: 
 False </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can shrink</B></span>: 
 False</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>Grow to a maximum 
 height: Use the following settings to have the height of the section adjust 
 automatically to its contents but not exceed the set maximum: </p></li>
		<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 grow</B></span>: True </p></li>
			
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can 
 shrink</B></span>: True </p></li>
			
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum 
 height</B></span>: maximum size of the section</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>Shrink up to 
 a minimum height: Use the following settings to have the height of the 
 section adjust automatically to its contents but not shrink below the 
 set minimum: </p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height</B></span>: 
 minimum size of the section</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can grow</B></span>: 
 True </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can shrink</B></span>: 
 False </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum height</B></span>: 
 0 (zero)</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>Vary within 
 a set range: Use the following settings to have the height of the section 
 adjust automatically to its contents but not exceed the set maximum nor 
 shrink below the set minimum: </p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height</B></span>: 
 minimum size of the section</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can grow</B></span>: 
 True </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Can shrink</B></span>: 
 False </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Maximum height</B></span>: 
 maximum size of the section</p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Notes</B></span>: 
 </p>
<p class="whs2">If Maximum Height is less than Height, the 
 section is displayed with a fixed height equal to the Height setting.</p>
<p class="whs2">The Hide If Empty setting can also be used 
 with any of these size designs. If this setting is set to True, the section 
 does not display if it contains no data. If it is set to False, the section 
 displays according to the size settings, even if the section does not 
 contain any data. </p>
<h3>Related topics</h3>
<ul type="disc" class="whs6">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Hiding_and_displaying_sections.htm">Hiding 
 and displaying sections</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Controlling_horizontal_overflow.htm">Controlling 
 horizontal overflow</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Repeat_info_horizontally.htm">Repeating 
 information horizontally</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Keeping_section_contents_together.htm">Keeping 
 the contents of a section together</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Insert_sections.htm">Inserting 
 additional sections into documents</a></p></li>
</ul>
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